Sonny Boy is a 1961 album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins comprising four tracks from his final recordings for the Prestige label, three of which were originally released on Tour de Force, along with an unissued performance from the session that produced Rollins Plays for Bird.
Reception
AllMusic critic Scott Yanow states: "Tour de Force is a more logical purchase, although the music on this CD does feature the immortal tenor saxophonist in fine form."Yanow, Scott, AllMusic review. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
Track listing All compositions by Sonny Rollins except where noted. "Ee-Ah" – 6:52 "B. Quick" – 9:13 "B. Swift" – 5:15 "The House I Live In" (Lewis Allan, Earl Robinson) – 9:21 "Sonny Boy" (Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson, Al Jolson) – 8:22
Personnel Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone Kenny Dorham – trumpet (backgrounds track 4) Kenny Drew (tracks 1–3, 5) – piano Wade Legge (track 4) – piano George Morrow – bass Max Roach – drums Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey, on October 5 (track 4) and December 7 (tracks 1–3, 5), 1956
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